The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-11-10
Searsport Locals.

Mrs. a. a. Nyc has moved 10 Belfast
Mrs. W. A. Smith, of Rockland has been visit
Ing Mrs. J. w. Black.
Ship Louis Walsh at New York has secured n
freight on Oil for IIayrc
Miss Ella Trundy has secured fine situation as
Organist for Il church in Boston,
l.. A. Colcortl, LIST officer of the ship Sea Witch
is making short visit in town.
Richard H. Smart has sold his farm In the north
part Of the town to John Murphy.
Capt. Z. F. Carver left last week for New York
to take command of ship A. j. Fuller.
Ship Iceberg, Capt. F. W. Treat, has been chart
cred to load at Valparaiso for New York
G. W. Young, who recently bought the James n
Fowler house, moved his family in Tuesday.
Capt. Henry Curtis of ship John c. Potter will
remain at home while the ship makes IA voyage
Capt. L. +. Colcord and wife left Saturday for
hehnebunk where they will remain several weeks
Capt. Aanson Ford, who recently left here for
san francisco, will have command of ship Elmer
aid.
Capt, D. 5. Goodels old dog Jack having be-
come deaf and rheumatccy was choroforme,l last
Thursday.
=. ;. Webber, who is employed as engineer at
the Belfast shoe factory, moved his family to that
city last Monday.
CaptJ. c. Gilmore, who sold his vessel tn, bark
u d. bryant at san Francisco, arrived home by
train saturday evening.
FL. Sargent has line lot of pigs of all grades
and it Is worth a trip to his stable to sec them
when they are being fed.
Quite excitement was cause, here Tuesday. LIST
INST by the discovery that Venus was plainly vis
be to the naked eye at high noon
sch. John n George, which was laid of near
Mosna; ledge for the purpose of breaking
hei up went to pieces in the gale Friday afternoon
Freeman McGilyery Relief Corps, No. $, will be
Inspected by Mrs. Lizzie C. CLAYTON, of Bangor. at
'heir regular meeting Thursday afternoon, Nov
l1th
Robert +. sullivan, who has been rnplaved
several Years Is steward of the Commercial Hotel
chicago, arrived last saturday for Il short visit To
friends here.
sch brunette, Capt. James Watrrhouse, was
run mt" while coming out of Boston, broke main
boom and was otherwise damaged. She nut into
Gloucester for repairs.
j. A. McGoon and wife, of Ellsworth J,,nrs \
Fowler jr., and his sister. Mrs. Nellie Cleveland
Of Camicn, were in town this week to attend the
funeral of Mrs. James Wentworth
one of llaniions livery horses, known rs Farm.
or, died on the way from Bangor last sunday, hay
ing been sent for Capt. c. A. Whittier who was
i'it BY the afternoon train i'll Portland, and came
through "n til" night pullman.
Mrs. Eliza I. Wentworth, widow of the late
James Wentworth, died Monday evening aged i,
years. Iir~. Wentworth was an eAyclrn, mother
kinn' ncShhor, and ready all times To- niniste,
To those i'll sickness and aistres, about her
Inc asslSnecs of the stocks of j. W. smart and
;. A. Prescott will soon offer the groceries in thet,
stores ut auction. This will afford Il fine opportun
lty Tor housckccpcrs TO put in winters supply of
new groceries at low prices As the goods must be
sold
Mr. D. W. Black, with the aid and council OF
Hon $. L. MillikeE has procured from the t. =
flsh Commissioner, German carp with which tc
stock kane's and McCure's ponds The fish vcr,
received early this week in line condition and
placed in the ponds
Mr.. w. Grinnel, who is making preparation.
for trip to the Pacific Coast, has disposed of all
the horses he had hand. This is the first tim,
since the war that Mr. &. has not had ON hand 4;
stable full of trading stock in the horse line and
he really looks lonesome.
The American Express Co. sent last TUESDAY
free of charge box from the Cong. society direct
to Rev. ). W. Chaplin, Holden, Me. The content,
Of the box, and eleven dollars cash were donate,
by members of the society for the benefit of Mr.
Chapns society in Holden
The Boston Post says Pilot boat IIesper NO. !
arrived at Boston this morning from Il cruise re
! ports about 81 miles 5. f. from Thutchcrs Island
fell in With schooner Brunette from Boston fo
Searsport, Me with all sails blown away an,
| lowed her into Gloucester. Later .ltlvices from
Capt. Watcrhousc say he will be obliged to procur,
new sail there in order to come home, as ever,
thing was blown away clean.
| Master William Nichols died Friday the 18th inst.
aged s. years, months, and lays. Mr.. Nicho
| was the second son Of Samuel Nichols who mar
ried Mary Cunningham, of Londonderry, \. II
| He married Nancy =. Nichols, who died Nav 18th
1871, and by her raised family of eight children
four of whom surNiye-AIrs. ID. y. Mitchell viii
whom he has lived on the Old homestead dulin.
his last years, Capt. William G.. now in Calcutta
Benjamin c. who resides in Florida, and Capt
Edward T. in command of ship Frank Pendeton
now on the Pacific coast Mr.. Nichols was one o
! the pioneer master builders in our ship YARDS ant
many of the early built vessels here were con
| structed under his supervision. The funeral oc
| CURED Tue iay from his late residence and wa
| largely attended.